oxygen

[ˈɒksɪdʒən]

/[ˈɒksɪdʒən]/ noun

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The verdict

“oxygen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,545 among 1,007 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,545
frequency rank, German
1,007
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sauerstoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-oxygen · oxygen · German

oxygen · rank #68,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,545
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,007
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parfums

Nearest frequency peer: Parfums (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „oxygen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „oxygen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for oxygen
PropertyValue
Headwordoxygen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɒksɪdʒən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,545
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „oxygen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).oxygenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Parfums“ (#68,547), „Orkantief“ (#68,542), „Organisierung“ (#68,541). Unter 1,007 „O“-Lemmata liegt „oxygen“ bei #68,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oxygen is uncommon German at frequency #68,545 among 1,007 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɒksɪdʒən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oxygen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is oxygen, spelled O-X-Y-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sauerstoff
  2. 2
    molekularer Sauerstoff (O₂)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "oxygen"?
"oxygen" is spelled O-X-Y-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɒksɪdʒən].
What does "oxygen" mean?
As a noun, "oxygen" means: Sauerstoff
How do you pronounce "oxygen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oxygen" is [ˈɒksɪdʒən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oxygen" come from?
"oxygen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oxygen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pizzas#68,565prawda#68,574prayer#68,575mögest#68,501

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list